The Best Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce Food

VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and garlic in oil for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, chives, Italian seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir in vegetarian meat crumbles; cook for 3-5 minutes or until heated through. Serve over pasta if desired.

THE BEST VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Roast the romano peppers. Place them on a baking tray whole and drizzle with olive oil. Place in the oven at 200C/390F for 20-30 minutes until they have softened and wrinkled.
• Meanwhile, start preparing the sauce. In a large heavy pan, sauté your onions until soft and slightly browned.
• Add garlic and chili flakes, saute for a few minutes until the garlic releases its fragrance.
• Add mushrooms and cook until they release their liquid and it begins to evaporate. Add the Worcestershire sauce, dried herbs, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Now add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, black olives, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and brown sugar.
• Heat and then bring to a simmer.
• When the red peppers have roasted, remove from the oven and allow to cool before peeling, de-seeding and chopping them into small pieces. Add them to the sauce.
• Simmer for 3-4 hours, stirring regularly, until the sauce has reduced to a thick and chunky texture. If you need to serve it before it's reduced to the texture you prefer, just add more tomato paste. Taste throughout and add any extra seasonings or flavorings that you fancy along the way.
• Serve over spaghetti with a sprinkling of cheese. Bon appetit!

VEGETARIAN CROCK POT SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook onions and carrots in oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Stir and cook for 4-5 minutes until tender. Add mushrooms and bell pepper and stir. Place vegetables into bottom of 4-5 quart crock pot and add remaining ingredients except spaghetti pasta and cheese.
• Cover crock pot and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
• Uncover, stir thoroughly, then leave cover off crock pot and turn heat to high.
• Cook, uncovered, for 1 more hour to thicken sauce.
• At this point the sauce can be frozen. Divide into smaller portions and cool in refrigerator.
• Wrap, label, and freeze the sauce up to 3 months.
• To thaw and reheat, thaw sauce overnight in refrigerator.
• Pour into skillet and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, about 15-20 minutes or until sauce bubbles and is thoroughly heated.
• You can even cook the pasta until almost tender and combine it with the cooled sauce. Freeze as directed, and thaw as directed. You may need to add 1/4-1/3 cup water when reheating if freezing the pasta in the sauce.
• Or you can go ahead and serve sauce with cooked spaghetti and grated Parmesan cheese. 6 servings.